作词 : Clayton, Hendricks, Lambert Lyrics:Jon Hendricks/Dave Lambert Music:Buck Clayton Brass:N.Y I dig Reeds:What About it? Brass:.N.Y is big Reeds:People tout it Brass: I filp my wig Reeds: What about? Brass: 'Bout a street I dig Piano(Basie's solo): One day I was walkin' 'n' finally came upon a series of Alphabet streets. A-B-C and D.But I went for 'C'.The most of the hard-to-forget streets. It's really and truly the dilly of all M'Pet streets.Tenor Sax: Hey hey hey everybody now Brass: Come go walkin' with me now Walk up Avenue C, now Chicks all lookin' so pretty They don't give me no pity Avenue C is the grooviest in the city Tenor Sax: I never dug an avenue so enjoyable to me 'C' Avenue is groovy.Yes, it was groovy as it could be Brass: Walk with me down Avenue C Tenor Sax:Man I really hope to stay Brass:Come on baby, while we ramble,walk beside me while we ramble Tenor Sax:You dig it too I feel you do, what a scenic hike,it's a walk that you're bound to like. Brass :Y' got 'B' on the one side you got A on the one side Reeds : 'A' - B on the other Brass: 'D'on the other OR C in the middle Reeds: 'B'- Brass: 'C' in the middle Reeds: 'C' - Brass and Reeds: baby Trumpet:The reason that you're feelin so down,babe,is 'cause you live in Stuyvesant Town, babe,I dug you down in the Hamilton fish,babe, and realized that you were my dish,babe, walkin' home and you can walk with me. Walkin' hand in hand up Avenue C.Oh babe, and while we're walkin' we can do some talkin' while the people dig us wonderin' what we're puttin' down. While we,happy as can be,glide on, takin' life in stride up to Murphy Park there beside the river. Brass:Well our feet got the rhythm Reeds:Pure pedal syncopation Brass:'N when we walk with 'em Reeds:Demandin' admiration Brass:Well our step is snappy Reeds:Dig people step aside now Brass:Because we're so happy Reeds:We're takin' life in stride now Brass:Avenue C your vibrations are followin' me.Oh yes Brass:Yes yes Reeds:Me and babe steadily cookin' Brass:Yes yes Reeds:Start at one end talkin' and movin' Brass:Yes yes Reeds:To the other wiggin' and groovin' Brass:So come Reeds:You should Brass:And view Reeds:I would Brass:This Ave-- Reeds:You could Brass:Venue Reeds:It's good Brass:Walk on Reeds:'C' Avenue,see it my way Brass:Talk on Reeds:No better view on the highway Ensamble:Big town you don't know 'til you see it Brass:Walk on Reeds:I never saw such a wonderful sight Drumbreak Ensamble:You're gonna love it Break Brass:I'm hip---you'll flip Reeds:Whe you dig it you'll stop and linger Brass:You'll pop your top Reeds:What a pleasure and what a swinger Ensamble:Go dig it cop that view it's bound to thrill you Go dig it cop that view it's bound to thrill you Go dig it cop that view it's bound to thrill you Go dig it cop that view it's bound to thrill you
作词 : Clayton, Hendricks, Lambert Lyrics:Jon Hendricks/Dave Lambert Music:Buck Clayton Brass:N.Y I dig Reeds:What About it? Brass:.N.Y is big Reeds:People tout it Brass: I filp my wig Reeds: What about? Brass: 'Bout a street I dig Piano(Basie's solo): One day I was walkin' 'n' finally came upon a series of Alphabet streets. A-B-C and D.But I went for 'C'.The most of the hard-to-forget streets. It's really and truly the dilly of all M'Pet streets.Tenor Sax: Hey hey hey everybody now Brass: Come go walkin' with me now Walk up Avenue C, now Chicks all lookin' so pretty They don't give me no pity Avenue C is the grooviest in the city Tenor Sax: I never dug an avenue so enjoyable to me 'C' Avenue is groovy.Yes, it was groovy as it could be Brass: Walk with me down Avenue C Tenor Sax:Man I really hope to stay Brass:Come on baby, while we ramble,walk beside me while we ramble Tenor Sax:You dig it too I feel you do, what a scenic hike,it's a walk that you're bound to like. Brass :Y' got 'B' on the one side you got A on the one side Reeds : 'A' - B on the other Brass: 'D'on the other OR C in the middle Reeds: 'B'- Brass: 'C' in the middle Reeds: 'C' - Brass and Reeds: baby Trumpet:The reason that you're feelin so down,babe,is 'cause you live in Stuyvesant Town, babe,I dug you down in the Hamilton fish,babe, and realized that you were my dish,babe, walkin' home and you can walk with me. Walkin' hand in hand up Avenue C.Oh babe, and while we're walkin' we can do some talkin' while the people dig us wonderin' what we're puttin' down. While we,happy as can be,glide on, takin' life in stride up to Murphy Park there beside the river. Brass:Well our feet got the rhythm Reeds:Pure pedal syncopation Brass:'N when we walk with 'em Reeds:Demandin' admiration Brass:Well our step is snappy Reeds:Dig people step aside now Brass:Because we're so happy Reeds:We're takin' life in stride now Brass:Avenue C your vibrations are followin' me.Oh yes Brass:Yes yes Reeds:Me and babe steadily cookin' Brass:Yes yes Reeds:Start at one end talkin' and movin' Brass:Yes yes Reeds:To the other wiggin' and groovin' Brass:So come Reeds:You should Brass:And view Reeds:I would Brass:This Ave-- Reeds:You could Brass:Venue Reeds:It's good Brass:Walk on Reeds:'C' Avenue,see it my way Brass:Talk on Reeds:No better view on the highway Ensamble:Big town you don't know 'til you see it Brass:Walk on Reeds:I never saw such a wonderful sight Drumbreak Ensamble:You're gonna love it Break Brass:I'm hip---you'll flip Reeds:Whe you dig it you'll stop and linger Brass:You'll pop your top Reeds:What a pleasure and what a swinger Ensamble:Go dig it cop that view it's bound to thrill you Go dig it cop that view it's bound to thrill you Go dig it cop that view it's bound to thrill you Go dig it cop that view it's bound to thrill you